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Paolo

A portrait I took on-the-go during a photoshoot session with Paolo Yao Kouadio and Martina Orlandi yesterday.

Paolo is a professional dancer, currently dancing with the De Stilte dancegroup. Paolo and Martina asked me if I would take some pictures for their dance-portfolio. We had an inspiring photoshoot in an old warehouse in Rotterdam. I will post a few of the results soon.

Martina

A portrait I took on-the-go during a photoshoot session with Martina Orlandi and Paolo Yao Kouadio yesterday.

Martina is a professional dancer, currently dancing with the Krisztina de Chatel dancegroup. Martina and Paolo asked me if I would take some pictures for their dance-portfolio. We had an inspiring photoshoot in an old warehouse in Rotterdam. I will post a few of the results soon.

Take me to church

The Arctic Church (Ishavskatedralen ) of Tromsø, officially named Tromsdalen Church is a masterpiece of form and light. I've heard say the most northern cathedral in the world and definitely worth a visit.

The church was built in 1969 and has a beautiful view over the Tromsø sound and the town of Tromsø.

This is the western side of the cathedral with its' organ.

Stunning beauty in all its' simplicity.

The world on fire

In the state our home, the world, planet earth, is in at the moment, it is a mesmerizing experience to stand outside in the dark on a snow covered field above the arctic circle and gaze up at the powerful show of northern lights. It seems as if the world is on fire without making a sound. The aurora borealis as I saw it in Tromsø, Norway.

Art

I have not been posting much lately, but that doesn't mean I have not been busy. Actually, busy is the word at the moment. There have been a lot of photography-projects and assignments going on recently and some exciting stuff coming up.

For one I am preparing a photography course in the south of France in May. There is still room for four participants if anyone is interested. Check out the website www.chez-castillon.com and this link for more information.

I am also working on organizing photography workshops this year for a small group of photographers. The first on the list is with smoke, fireworks and a model and the second will be with professional (ballet) dancers. All in/around Utrecht.

And there is more.

Today Art paid me a visit. Art does a lot of (fashion)model work and he wanted me to do some out-of-the-box photography with him. This is one of the results. The pose and lighting is inspired by a beautiful painting I saw a few months ago.

If you like my work and want to know more, you can contact me via jos@jkimages.nl

Damn good wine....

The next result of an "out-of-the-blue" photoshoot last Friday in Utrecht. See my previous posts here.

One of the ideas I had for the shoot on the yellow Chesterfield was for my model to be drinking some wine. This massive bottle (1,5 liter) was kindly sponsored by my good friend Jaap at WijnvanJaap.

I did the photoshoot in the office of www.pathe-thuis.nl, where I was kindly permitted use the space and the yellow Chesterfield.

Here is another result.

 

Photography: Jos Kuklewski

Model: Bente von Hebel

Styling: Bente von Hebel

Assistant: Wim Blom

Location: www.pathe-thuis.nl

Wine: WijnvanJaap

Yellow

The next result of an "out-of-the-blue" photoshoot last Friday in Utrecht. See my previous post here.

About two weeks ago I was cycling through my home town of Utrecht, when my eye caught sight of this amazing yellow Chesterfield couch standing in an office. I immediately got off my bike and went inside to ask if I might do a photoshoot with a model on the Chesterfield. The people at the company (www.pathe-thuis.nl) were very welcoming and friendly. After some explanation of my intentions the owner gave me permission to do the shoot.

Next I needed a model and immediately thought of Bente; we had been talking of doing a photoshoot together for a long time already and this seemed to be the right time to do it.

My good friend Wim Blom was so kind to be assistant to the shoot.

 

Here is one of the first results.

 

Photography: Jos Kuklewski

Model: Bente von Hebel

Styling: Bente von Hebel

Assistant: Wim Blom

Location: www.pathe-thuis.nl

 

Below is a behind the scenes shot.